Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in New Zealand
New Zealand: Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in New Zealand, 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in Mt CO2e per person.
Analysis
In 2024, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in New Zealand stood at 0 Mt CO2e per person.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in New Zealand peaked at 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0 Mt CO2e per person, in 1971.
That places New Zealand 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Mt CO2e per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.0% |
| 1972 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +12.3% |
| 1973 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.0% |
| 1974 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.2% |
| 1976 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +8.8% |
| 1977 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.7% |
| 1979 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 1981 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.5% |
| 1982 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +8.2% |
| 1983 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.2% |
| 1986 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.5% |
| 1987 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.6% |
| 1989 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.1% |
| 1990 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +6.9% |
| 1991 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.8% |
| 1998 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.7% |
| 1999 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +4.6% |
| 2000 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.9% |
| 2007 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.2% |
| 2008 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -8.6% |
| 2010 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -2.9% |
| 2012 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.4% |
| 2014 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -4.0% |
| 2017 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -8.8% |
| 2021 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -7.4% |
| 2023 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 0 Mt CO2e per person | -1.6% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 1.2× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 0 Mt CO2e per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0 Mt CO2e per person, 2.4× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 0 Mt CO2e per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.2131 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.9845 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e) -4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in New Zealand?
- Carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) in New Zealand was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 2001.
- What is the lowest carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 Mt CO2e per person in 1971.
- How does New Zealand rank for carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e)?
- New Zealand ranks 42nd out of 203 countries with data for 2024.
- Is carbon dioxide (co2) emissions (total) excluding lulucf (mt co2e) rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF EDGAR (Emissions Database for Global Atmospheric Research) Community GHG Database, Joint Research Centre (JRC) - European Commission
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.